Chloe Forbes

ERIE — Residents from Crawford, Erie and other nearby counties lined up outside the Erie Insurance Arena beginning Monday morning to hear who they hope to be the next president

ERIE — Hand warmers and bottles of water were hot commodities on a rainy, crisp day in Erie as area residents lined up to enter none other than an ice

Erie's think tank provides plenty of opportunities to ponder

Known as one of the “swingiest” counties in the swing state of Pennsylvania, Erie County has been on the radar of both presidential candidates as the race comes down to

Known as one of the "swingiest" counties in the swing state of Pennsylvania, Erie County has been on the radar of both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the closing days of the election.

Joely Haregsin was at the Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Edinboro when her career started. A waitress bluntly told her that she needed to try theater so that she wouldn’t be so shy. “That’ll break you,” she said.

Country Crafter vendors held a group meeting at Pizza Villa on Oct. 11. They will hold their 45th show this weekend. Pictured are (seated from left) Heather Papinchak, pies; Dawn Gray, holiday wreaths and macramé; and Regina Pastrano, crochet; and (standing from left) Cheryl Weiderspahn, sewing and quilting; Sue Marranconi, Ukrainian Pysanky eggs; Tammy Walters, jewelry; Lisa Nogay, wood painting; Peg Balogh, Glitter/tin snowman and ornaments; Laura Dengler, maple products; Pam Post, knitting; Carol Berry, greeting cards; Deanna Runyan, burlap florals and grapevine wreaths; and John Clem, handmade baskets.

As the weather grows colder, not everyone has chestnuts roasting by the fire on their minds. In fact, a chilling concern was brought up during a September meeting of Crawford

Entrepreneurial couple sets up shop in historic Masonic Temple

Dr. Francisca Velcek (left) with her mentee Dr. Marla Sacks performing a hernia repair on a child in the Philippines last year. Contributed photo